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Harkening to the Days

Harkening to the days. When the bison roamed freely. 30 million strong. Stoically yet powerfully plodding across the land. A symbol of strength and survival. The spirit of the great plains. I shot this photo at sunrise on a frigid morning at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Refuge in Commerce City, Colorado. I wanted to capture this magnificent creature as if it could been thousands of years ago when the bison roamed free.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2019
Photo Location: Commerce City , Colorado, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Ryan Kost